Getting started with Aria

In this section, we will learn about the following topics:

• Setting up a trial account for Aria (unless you have an existing account)
• Integrating a Kubernetes cluster with the account for monitoring
• Accessing the default dashboards for the integrated Kubernetes cluster
• Accessing the default alerts for various Kubernetes cluster conditions

Here are the prerequisites to follow along with the outlined steps in this section and upcoming sections:

• A Kubernetes cluster with admin-level kubectl access
• A workstation with kubectl and the helm CLI, access to the targeted Kubernetes cluster, and a web browser
• A valid email address

As you can see, the prerequisites are very straightforward. Let’s start by integrating a Kubernetes cluster with an Aria service account.

Setting up a trial account

This section is optional if you already have an existing Aria service account that you would like to use. Otherwise...